Linux System Engineer

Job Description

ASRC Federal InuTeq is seeking a Linux System Engineer to join our team on an enterprise-grade cloud computing environment where we support over 300 hypervisors and multiple file systems totaling nearly 9 petabytes of raw storage in support of NASA's Center for Climate Simulation (NCCS) project. ASRC Federal InuTeq provides High Performance Computing services throughout the HPC lifecycle for computational requirements, architecture, acquisition, and operations to federal government customers. Our employees embrace innovation and are committed to a culture of continuous, standards-driven process improvement and assimilation of industry best practices.

• Day to day operations of the Linux hypervisor clusters and storage systems
• Proactively monitor, analyze and correct system issues
• Develop scripts to automate repetitive tasks or tools to enhance support of virtualized systems
• System performance analysis and tuning
• Building, installing, and supporting user requested software
• Support compute and storage technology evaluations and assessments
• Provide significant user support in resolving issues and managing support ticket requests

ASRC Federal and its Subsidiaries are Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, gender, color, age, sexual orientation, gender identification, national origin, religion, marital status, ancestry, citizenship, disability, protected veteran status, or any other factor prohibited by applicable law .

Requirements

ASRC Federal InuTeq is seeking a Linux System Engineer to join our team at NASA where you will continually grow and stretch your skills and expertise. We invite all Linux System Engineers to apply for consideration. US Citizenship is required for this Public Trust Clearance.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems or other technical discipline plus five (5) years of relevant work experience or a Master's degree and three (3) years of experience. (Additional work experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree)
• Seven (7) to ten (10) years of hands-on Linux system administration
• Strong computer science background with the ability to quantify, analyze and resolve complex Linux and Cloud-related system issues
• Firm grasp of networking concepts like VLANs, CIDR and subnetting, TCP vs UDP, iptables and network inspection and debugging tools such as netcat, netstat, ss, tcpdump, etc.
• Experience with system configuration management tools (, Puppet, Ansible) and revision control software (, Git)
• Experience with scripting and programming languages such as Python or Bash Shell
• Proven problem solving skills
• Demonstrated organizational skills and the ability to prioritize work and multitask
• Excellent written and oral communication skills for interacting with customers, staff and management
• Ability to work independently as well as within a group setting to include the ability to manage or lead moderately complex projects
• US Citizenship is Required and the ability to obtain a Public Trust Clearance.